Stay

If you ask me to
Stay
I will
But you still have to ask

See You at Home

A moment of silence
Sitting in the stillness of
This empty house
A home no longer in my chest
But a shelter of wood and brick
Of caring and consideration
Safety
My invitation
Foolish confidence which turned
A haven into heartache

Lessons

This lesson took the longest
But it has been learned
The cement set
And I’m gone

Riddance

I woke up in a pool of sweat
It felt like you leaving my body
I pulled the blankets higher

Sewing

A thousand threads
Tie my soul to yours
A needle through my skin
I'm stitching further

What have I done

Off
I am off
The ground underneath
Gives way like a sponge
I've wandered too far
Perhaps
Just maybe
I stretched too far into
What ifs

Going Numb

All the pricks to my heart
Turned out to be needles
Filled with Novocaine

I’m fine,
I lied

It does not matter

This heart beats so heavy
But I’ve convinced myself
My feelings don’t matter
I’ll steel myself to keep peace
Move like a ghost through this
With lead in my chest

I'm Empty Otherwise

Today I exist as a vessel
Just to hold regrets

Crumbs

You give scraps
When they ask for your whole
Just enough to sustain
But still leave them
Starving

Little Spoon

I want to wrap my love around
Like arms and blankets
My breath on your neck
Memorizing the scent of your skin

Lisa

your heart is a
supernova that
shifts galaxies
when it
breaks

This isn’t so bad

My heart is sober, dried out
Not floating infatuation
Like champagne
Giggle water, they call it
Not punch drunk either
I never let them get
Close enough
To hit that hard
Love’s hangover faded
What’s in my chest is like
A workday near the weekend
Thursday morning heart

Spring

However brief our season
You ruled my year
This trip around the sun
It brought major change
But your shadow looms
2019 was awash in your color